Photographs:

Top Right: David Juma, Adam Sargeant & Farhan Rasul with Korogocho youth: Dixon, Brian, Stephen and Enock.

Bottom Left: David Juma and Farhan Rasul with youth in Korogocho.

Bottom Right: Adam Sargeant with children in Korogocho.

Uplifting Men and Youth in Africa, commonly known as UMaY (pronounced You-May), is an international non-government organisation (NGO), which was formally registered in Kenya in December 2009.


We have developed a structure, which we believe is unique in Kenya, whereby a mixture of professionals share the governance and decision-making powers of UMaY with the people who face the challenges we are working to resolve.  These people include economists, HIV/AIDS specialists, legal and governance specialists and community representatives from informal settlements such as elders, coordinators of grass-root community based organisations and youth ambassadors.


It is this unique structure that ensures UMaY delivers its promise to our clients to use resources in a responsible, sustainable, accountable and transparent means.

How UMaY Began - The Founders


UMaY was founded by three individuals from very different backgrounds - an Australian Roman-Catholic with a Commerce Degree, a Kenyan Protestant raised in a slum and a privileged Kenyan Muslim. 


Together with a Steering Committee of ten carefully selected professional and community representatives, Adam, David and Farhan encourage the vision of UMaY and enforce its mission and objectives.

UMaY’s STANCE AGAINST CORRUPTION UMaY takes an active stance against corruption and is proudly a member of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Coalition. For more information, please visit www.uncaccoalition.org http://www.uncaccoalition.orgshapeimage_9_link_0